I knew the character was going to be different, and I knew there were certain things I could bring to the character that weren’t there in season one. Does that help make it easier for you to deliver your version of Takeshi, beyond what is on the page?ĭefinitely. I wanted to capture that and bring it into the beginning of the season, so you can see him evolve into the person he is by the end of the second season.īy the time you start the show, thirty years have passed since we last saw the character. The first season was more about revenge, so they gave him this darkness, this introverted kind of subtleness. I felt like Will and Joel did such a great job in the first season of Altered Carbon, creating Kovacs. Here we chat with Mackie about what it means to step into Takeshi Kovacs skin.ĭEN OF GEEK: With any character you take on, you’re going to make it your own, but in this instance, did you find it necessary to go back and see what other actors did with the character?ĪNTHONY MACKIE: With this one, definitely. Expanding on the already poignant metaphors of life, persona, and mortality, Altered Carbon season 2 creates new pockets of theoretical and philosophical exploration for fans to dig through and discuss after they finish the eight-episode run of season 2. What the new run of episodes delivers is much more of a new patchwork built from scaffolding made out of Morgan’s original pages. Morgan novels on which the show is based, season 2 finds itself moving even further away from the specifics of the original work. With a wealth of thematic plot lines to lift from Richard K. Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon from the Marvel Cinematic Universe) steps into the sleeve of this former mercenary, turned rebel fighter, turned detective. The character of Takeshi Kovacs already had three faces in the first season alone, and with season two there comes a fourth. The world of Altered Carbon is the perfect setting to take on this task of continuing a story, with several faces attached to one soul. Though it has been popularized on television by the mighty Doctor Who, the premise of keeping a character alive through new actors has not been utilized by enough productions. While I watched season 1 "a million" times, I barely got thought the second season.This Altered Carbon contains spoilers.
In my opinion, the only problem with Altered Carbon is that we got to see the second season. Just everything about the production and writing here is great. Love the characters and their little moments. Love the sets, the story that kept me on the edge of the seat. And finally, Joel Kinnaman, Kovacs that just doesn't give a fuck, until he does again. Byron Mann is this jaded, who lost everything and everyone who he cared for.
Will Yun Lee play this young, naive, and easily manipulated Kovacs.
How 3 different talented actors (Joel Kinnaman, Byron Mann, Will Yun Lee) were able to play the same guy and I believed them to be the same guy. Call out to them all (Martha Higareda, Ato Essandoh, Chris Conner, James Purefoy, Waleed Zuaiter, Dichen Lachman, Daniel Bernhardt, Hiro Kanagawa). The supporting cast did a great job as well. The way he can convey emotions without saying anything. Even now whenever I don't what to watch I go back to this one. I have watched the first season so many times. Season 1 of Altered Carbon is 10/10 in my books.
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